Cake plate



CAKE LATE Original Filed March 25, 3.928

Patented July 219, 1930 UNiTED stares.

LOUIS STRAUSS, OF CI-EICAG, ILLINOIS CAKE PLATE Application led March 26, 1928, Serial No. 264,?28.y Renewed August 2G, 1925i). A'

This invention relates to a calte plate adapted to be used for supporting a cake for display and dispensing purposes. Heretofore, it has been customary to place a cake upon a pie plate or pan, but this is objectionable owing to the fact that the cake will sag in the center and appear unsightly and unpalatable as well asl giving the appearance of being thin, or low.

rlhe present invention has for its obj ect to provide a cake plate which will support the center part of the cake and hold it in such a positionV that the center of the cake will be raised or'bulged at the top, and also serve as an effective display support whichinay be used in dispensing .the cake as well as in cutting the same. Y

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in a certain novel construction to. be hereinafter more fully set forth. l, Y f

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view of a calze plate made in accordance with the invention, and

Fig. 2 is a diametrical sectional view taken on the section line 2 2 of Figure l.

Referring to the drawings indetail, the cake plate is designated generally at 3, and has a,v raised central portion l between which and a horizontal peripheralportion or frange 5 is disposed a V-shaped depression 6 of annular formation. f All of these parts are concentric and the depressed portion 6 may be of any suitable width having inclined side Walls 7 converging downwardly to the bottom pori tion 8, which is preferably-flat as shown and constitutes a supporting surface for the plate.

The raised central portion l is substantiallyV in line with the annular flange 5, but preferably slightly below it. For instance in a 9 plate it maybe one-eighth of an inch Y below the flange, and is preferably flat. rhis plate is preferably made of paper pulp compressed into shape between moulds but may be made of any'othersuitable material, such as libre or. sheet material, such as paper or tin, though kprimarily it is made of paper.

In the use yof the device the layers of a cake are baked and the` two layers 9 and 10 with a suitable' filling between are placed together Y of the invention.

4so that the `flat bottom portions of each layerl are` disposed 'together' and the top portions are arranged so that one will rest upon the cake plate engaging the portions a and 5 and the other facing upwardly. Owing to the part d being lower than thev part 5, the

'bulging face of the bottom layer will be accommodated and still the cake will vbulge at the top instead of sinking in and will present a proper appearance. The cake 'will span the annular depressed portion 6, and the cake VVmay be sold on this plate, as well als cut thereon, in which instance the raised central portion will form a desirable cutting surface, and after use theplate may be thrown away.

@Frictia F rom the foregoing, it will be seen that l have provided a very desirable and practical rorm of cake plate and that various changes in the forni thereof, may be rnade without departing from the spirit and-'scope For instance, the annular portion 6 of V-shaped cross section may be of suitable width at the bottomA and the central portion fl may be. at any suitable depth below the peripheral portion 5.` When a cake' Vfreshly baked, is placedV in a vpie plate or pan,

sags down and partly hides the cake. is particularly true with a coffee cake, which This has a dat bottom, which setszlaton the pie plate and causes the center to sag in. Of

r4course, my cake plate is especially desirable Vand advantageous in that the cake will be properly displayed, and will Vbe protected from breaking as Vit is ,unsafe to wrap a cake or coee cake without a proper` support for which a pie plate will not serve. lAlso, the plates may be nested in or onone another as shown in Fig. 2, so as to occupy a minimum `of space for storage andshipinent as in` connectionwith pie platesl of paper or liber, and can be conveniently handled withy a cake on it by placing the fingers under the rim.Y or flange 5 to lift the cake. Also, a smaller cake plate can be used which will not project out from the sideV of the cake as a pie plate does since in using a pie plate, the cake must set into the saine, whereas my cake plate will not be seen and presents a better and more sightly appearance, without having the f2 Y e Y 1,771,589'

icing or coating lsmeared on the projecting edge ofthe plate as occurs with a pie plate.

What I claim is: e n l 1. A plate for engaging and supporting the central and edge portions of a cake, comprising a central raised horizontal pore tion for. engaging and supporting the central l portion of the cake, Van annular circular horizontal edge flange about the central portion and laterally and vertically spacedl ltherefrom for'engaging and supporting the` edge portions of the cakethe central portion being slightly lower than the edge flange e thereby to preserve `the original contour of the upper surface lofthe cake and preventv either sagging or bulging, the ,portion of the diskjbetween the edgeflange and the central portion being annular and substantially trough-shaped in cross-section at all'points .20' and extendingdownwardly to form asupport for theplate: a

-2.y A` plate for vengaging and supporting the central and edge portions of a cake, coiny prising a central raised vhorizontal portion for engaging and supporting the centralvpor- Y 1 ,Y

y tion'of the'cake, ahorizontal edge flange l about the central portion and laterally and lvertically spaced therefrom for engaging y and supporting the edge portions of the cake, the central portion being slightly lower than the ,edge flange to preserve the original convltour of the upper surface of thel cake and l prevent either-sagging` or bulging, thel portionof the. plate between the edge flange and v the central portion `being substantially trough-shaped in cross section at all points, and` extending downwardly to form a sup- 'port for the plate. Y

3. A platek for engaging and supporting 40 the Vcentral and edge portions of a cake', comprising'a central raised horizontal portion for engaging and supporting the central portion of the cake, a horizontal edge flange about the Acentral portion and laterally spaced therefrom for engaging and supportn ing the edge portions of the cake,lsaidA central portion being adaptedto support the lslightfcentral outward bulge'vof the con- Y .tiguous surface thereof .wherebyto preserve the original vcontour lof the upper surface of the cake andprevent-either saggingor furthervbulging, and the portion of the'plate between the edge flange and the central portion y beingl substantially trough-shaped- Ain .cross .55 section at all points and extendingdownwardly toe-form a support for the platea LOUISSTRAUSS. l 

